Leopard's new UI

Yeah, I think it might be a bit mouse-y for a laptop-bound, RSI-crippled guy like myself. I can never figure out the keyboard access for this slick stuff.

> "Brushed Metal is out the back door"

Uh, I don't think they were that gentle: http://daringfireball.net/2007/06/brushed_metal_leopard

I like the look of the new dock.

Now on to brushed metal. I have always liked it and and everyone I know likes it. But the plastic look (yuck!) appears cheep to me. I'm very surprised that Apple didn't use the current iTunes look, fit & finish as the system wide framework.

And regardless of the fact that I have my own backgrounds, I thing the grass it too bust and will not entreat the warm welcome of most people. A blue variation is the best you can do to appeal to the most people. That is just physics & design (human eye.)

And one last comment to the issue of stacks & you keeping the dock hidden. The stacks feature will work with the dock hidden. Even now you can place a folder in the dock and pop up (although much less elegant & functional) the contained items with the dock hidden.

-dd-
ps: I really like Safari 3 ability to open up the text entry box (like the one on this very web site) when writing these comments.

But I got the answer of my wondering with "Since I generally don't use the Dock and keep it hidden" as an explenation...

I don't use It intessively neither, I only keep the most used apps in It+ some Apps I drag files on
and I use Dragthing as an App Library organized by categories

But since you generally do not use the Dock maybe It will be a *NEWS* for you :
The Dock is resizable, and resize by itself to fit the screen (width) and most people use It unhidded ans reduced in size

In My case I use TinkerTool to pu It at the bottom Right (Dragting being at the bottom left)

Who Said OS X wasn't customizable?

The stacks will maybe have a hard time because as Apple presented It, they (the stacks) will get an icon of what's in It, ordered by reverse date by default (configurable but...) and when people will figure It out they will order them for Apple by alphabetical order and even put a picture with 1 or 3 space in front of the name to keep the stack recognizable
I do hope Apple hasn't finished to set them up upon how they (stacks) will be created.

And the fan presentation is annoying (but beautifull)and limited to 10 elements, then It goes to rounded square palet
Bothe are browserable like in Finder (Command-up/down arrow Enter to Open)

The coverflow Is maybe a big no-no for your use but for browsing Pics and texture library there is some sparks in my eyes
QuickLook was demoed to be invoked with spacebar on the document selected but only in Coverflow Finder Vien, *But* It (Spacebar to invoke the Quicklook) in alle the other Finder presentation
So the Full Keyboard navigation is Now (+4month)

Quicktime *non Pro* regain Full Screen Ability (lost with QT3 when Apple began to charge for the Codecs)

Front Row Is in Fact kinda BackRow 1.5 from Apple TV (still have some ApplTV error Message in It)

Post ADB Trackpad (or USB Trackpad...) PowerBook will Gain the Alternate Click with Two Finger on the Trackpad (wich wasn't provided to Those machines, by SideTracks or iScroll due to a Patent concern on the new non OpenSource drivers)

Leopard is and will be a *BIG* leap, and will force a lot of developpers to update their softwares, most of the time because they putted them selves OS version checking
If they do have them (Leopard Update of their prog) Internally It will be OK, if not they will have to filter there mailboxes to not being flooded be *Not Working with leopard* mails